Strategic Program Manager — Transformation & Governance (Hybrid)

Schneider Electric Corp; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 142,000 - 214,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Flexible work arrangements

Paid family leave

Well-being programs

12 holidays per year

15 days paid time off

Job summary

Schneider Electric in Nashville is seeking a Project Manager to lead a high-visibility cost-transformation program. You will be the program integrator and single point of accountability to the Steering Committee, owning the program cadence, interfaces, and delivery system.

You will partner with senior leaders across Finance, HR and Business Units to align initiatives from ideation through execution, manage SOWs with external consultants, and report progress with transparency to executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Operations, Engineering or related field; MBA preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in program management, transformation, PMO leadership or management consulting.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide or cross-functional transformation programs.
• Experience managing external consulting partners, SOWs and milestone-based deliverables.
• Strong knowledge of program governance, decision management, risk management and executive reporting.
• Experience in cost transformation, productivity programs or zero-based budgeting is a strong plus.
• Experience in a matrixed multinational manufacturing or industrial organization preferred.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills; experience with Power BI and program-management platforms is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own overall program governance, cadence, and management system including Steering Committees and executive forums.
• Develop and communicate integrated program roadmaps, milestones, interdependencies, risks, and mitigation plans.
• Lead enterprise-wide data collection efforts and activity assessments with external consulting teams.
• Serve as the primary Schneider Electric program lead for the selected consulting firm, managing SOWs, phase-gate reviews, and milestones.
• Partner with senior business leaders to secure executive sponsorship, accountability, and decision timelines for strategic initiatives.
• Drive initiative readiness for business and finance review, aligning with SVPs and Finance partners.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to ensure successful program execution and value realization.
• Track program performance, key decisions, action items, and execution outcomes with transparency.

Skills

Program leadership

Executive presence

Influence without authority

Planning & prioritization

Risk management

Vendor management

Executive communication

Decision making

Ambiguity tolerance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance/Operations/Engineering

MBA preferred

Tools

Power BI

PowerPoint

Excel

Program-management platforms

Job description

Schneider Electric in Nashville is seeking a Project Manager to lead a high-visibility cost-transformation program. You will be the program integrator and single point of accountability to the Steering Committee, owning the program cadence, interfaces, and delivery system.

You will partner with senior leaders across Finance, HR and Business Units to align initiatives from ideation through execution, manage SOWs with external consultants, and report progress with transparency to executives.